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Well it was the first quiz night to be held indoors due to the end of summer...yes we even have cool winters here in Crete.Once again it was a very close run quiz night and thank you to everyone who turned up. The full breakdown of the results are:Just The Two Of Us - 53 pointsBrain Dead and Kangaroos - 52 points (tied for second)D and J - 51 points2+2 - 50 pointsNameless - 47 pointsScouse - 37 pointsIf only the 'Kangaroos' hadn't changed a few of their correct answers then they would have won again! A brave effort from Team Scouse at their first quiz but unfortunately the local teams were too good for them this week.The envelope draw was in its eleventh week, that meant just two envelopes were left and the draw MUST finish.The main prize fund had rolled over to huge and jaw dropping 450 euros. With just two envelopes left there was a choice for the raffle ticket holder to take a guaranteed 50% of the pot or take the gamble and possible lose it all. Tensions were high as the raffle draw took place, our lucky winner was having none of it. 'Give me the envelopes' was his cry.The crowd were shocked, a gamble on the last two envelopes. Could he be lucky...would it roll over...only a few seconds more to know the outcome.Confidently an envelope was picked and after a little struggle, the seal was broken. Shouts of 'Good Luck' and 'Go for it' reverberated throughout the bar as the ticket was unfolded.'CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE WON THE MAIN PRIZE'- softly said but the bar erupted. With 450 euros in his palm a round of drinks was bought for everyone at the bar, a great gesture that was greatly appreciated by all.Next week the envelope draw starts again. The immediate prize is already at 40 euros before any tickets (still just 50c each) have been sold. There are even more prizes in the new draw. As well as the main prize there are 5 other consolation prizes to be won. This means that straight away there is a 50% chance of winning a prize from the draw.A big thankyou to everyone who has made the quiz nights and the envelope draw a big hit at Fazakerleys. Hope to see you next week at the quiz and afterwards for the draw.Ian

This is it! This Friday the ENVELOPE DRAW WILL BE COMPLETED.With just two envelopes left whoever is the lucky raffle winner will get a choice.Either they can take the gamble and pick an envelope with the possibility of losing it all or...they can take the 50-50 option and walk away with a guaranteed 50% of the prize fund.With the fund looking to be well over 400 euros the choice could be a difficult one.WHAT WOULD YOU DO?Tickets just 50c each available during the quiz.----------------------------------------------------------The three rounds in this weeks quiz are :Round 1: The Phrase That Pays (20 Q)Round 2: Quick Fire 15Round 3: Alphabet Quiz (26 Q)Quiz starts at 9pm(ish) and the draw takes place after the results have been given out.Remember, it's FREE ENTRY to the quiz and a prize for first place.Hope to see you there if you can make itIan

Another very close contest in the quiz night at Fazakerleys Bar last night again. There was just 10 points seperating all six teams and just 2 points between the top four. We had to go to a tie-break to seperate the top two. The full breakdown of the points were:DandJ 51 points (won the Tie Break question)Pointless 51 points (2nd in Tie Break)2+2 50 pointsSpiti Muira 49 pointsTeam Cyclamen 42 pointsBrain Dead + 2 41 pointsA big thank you to all of you that contin ue to make my nights at Fazakerleys so entertaining.The real news of the night was concerning the envelope draw which reached 320 Euros in the prize fund. The lucky raffle winner, clutching her ticket in hand gingerly came forward to choose one of the four remaining envelopes. The crowd drew closer as Mary hesitated over which envelope to pick. A few oohs and ahhhs from the ranks as her hand wavered over the identical, blank envelopes, perhaps hoping to feel a rush of energy from the winning one.Plucking one out, hands shaking, she nervously opened the envelope to reveal the folded piece of paper inside. More tension as the folded sheet failed to open on the first attempt. The second attempt still failed to reveal the outcome of the draw. Finally on the third attempt at unfolding the small scrap of white paper, it was managed.Not a sound was heard in Gerani. It was as if time had stopped.Marys head dropped and time started again for all those at Fazakerleys. A moped rushed past outside drowning out the words that Mary had said aloud. She had to repeat ....'SORRY - BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME'

This means that next Friday there will be only 3 envelopes left and a prize fund that should reach 350 Euros. Will it be your lucky week next Friday..you have to be in it to win it and also be at Fazakerleys to pick your envelope. ---------A 1 IN 3 CHANCE OF WINNING 350 EUROS FOR THE PRICE OF A 50c RAFFLE TICKET------------------------------------------ONLY AT FAZAKERLEYS BAR ON A FRIDAY------------------------------------------- Hope to see you all there next week.Ian

Hi all,what a great night at Fazakerleys Bar last night, we even had a birthday or two to celebrate (Happy Birthday Jeff and Mary!) and a winning envelope in the draw...but more of that later.First off a big thank you to everyone who turned up, you make it good fun and it was great that someone else was getting a bit of ribbing last night (Sorry Terry). It was a pretty difficult quiz last night but the teams rallied together and managed some decent scores. Thanks to everyone who managed to spot the deliberate mistake in one of the questions last night :-0 Of course I meant to do it.....really....no....honest!Congratulations to Kotopoulakia Kiev on winning the quiz.The scores on the doors last night were -Kotopoulakia Kiev - 52 pointsPointless + 1 - 51 pointsGavalomouri 5 - 46 pointsBrain Dead + 2 AND Team Cyclamen - 45 pointsDandJ - 44 pointsJust the Two of us - 38 pointsBradders Utd - 35 pointsThe envelope draw was up to a massive 270 Euros and a winning envelope was drawn. Unfortunately for our lucky raffle winner the prize was a bottle of wine.This means there are now just 4 envelopes left and one main prize. A 25% chance of a winner next week.The prize fund should reach 300 EUROS and tickets are still only 50 cents each.

The quiz will be on the website later today for those of you that didn't make it. See if you can beat the winning score of 52 points.Ian

Hi all,it appears there have been a few rumours going around about the envelope draw. Up until now it has been a case of explaining the rules on a quiz night to people at Fazakerleys Bar. Unfortunately there has been some confusion when the rules have been explained on to others that could not make it to the bar on a Friday Night.Hopefully this post will clear up any confusion as to how the envelope draw is run and how it is drawn.Here we go:1. The envelope draw consists of 12 identical envelopes.2. A raffle is held to determine a winner to pick ONE envelope each week.3. Tickets are sold at 50 cents each in Fazakerleys Bar, Gerani, on a Friday quiz night.4. One raffle ticket is drawn.5. The winning raffle ticket holder will then be given the opportunity to pick from the remaining envelopes in the draw. Each enevelope drawn reduces the total envelopes in the draw by one.6. If the picked envelope is not the main prize winner then the main prize fund rolls over to the following week. All remaining raffle tickets are then invalid.7. If the raffle ticket winner is not at Fazakerleys Bar when the draw takes place then the draw rolls over.ONLY ONE RAFFLE TICKET IS DRAWN EACH WEEK UNLESS SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE DICTATED EITHER ON THIS BLOG OR VIA FAZAKERLEYS FACEBOOK PAGE.8. ALL monies collected by the sale of raffle tickets is put towards the main prize fund apart from ten per cent of the total. This TEN PER CENT is put towards the NEXT envelope draw to ensure there is a small prize for people to have the chance to win once the main prize has been won.9. At the start of the draw there are THREE envelopes containing prizes out of the TWELVE in total, giving a 1 in 4 chance of a prize.10. If the draw should ever get the point of only TWO ENVELOPES remaining then a 50/50 option is given to the raffle ticket winner. The winner will be given the option of taking HALF OF THE PRIZE FUND POT or TAKING THE GAMBLE.11. If the gamble is taken and lost, then the draw is finished and the whole pot is transferred to the next envelope draw with 12 envelopes. If the gamble is won then the TEN PER CENT of the total pot is transferred to next envelope draw of 12 envelopes.12. AT NO POINT WILL THE DRAW CONSIST OF ONE ENVELOPE UNLESS SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE DICTATED AS IN RULE 7 ABOVE.No monies, collections or awards are given to the envelope draw co-ordinators or Fazakerleys Bar. No profits are made by any person or establishment assosciated with the envelope draw.Any rule changes or edits will be publicised via this website and Fazakerleys Bar facebook page. I really hope this clears up any issues that may have occurred but if you do have any questions at all about the draw please come down and ask one of us on the Friday Night.Ian